Question

Mai's penny bank is 1/10 full. After she adds 480 pennies, it is 1/2 full. How many pennies can Mai's bank hold?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

simple subtracting and we know that 4/10 of the bank can hold 480 pennies

Answer 3

next we need to find how many pennies per tenths fit

Answer 4

we know that 4/10 of the bank can hold 480 pennies so by dividing 480 by 4 to get 120 we know how many pennies per tenths fit in the bank

Answer 5

last multiply 120 by 10 because there are 10 tenths and you have your answer: 1200

Answer 6

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